Test Engineer, Pragma

About the position

MarketAxess is on a journey to digitally transform one of the world’s largest financial markets, enabling the shift from analog, phone-based trading to a fully electronic marketplace. Our platform makes trading fixed-income more accessible, ultimately improving transparency, efficiency, and competition in the marketplace. Pragma, a MarketAxess company, provides broker-neutral, multi-asset trading solutions that power commodity trading advisors, hedge funds, broker-dealers, banks, and an exchange. We are seeking a talented SDET with strong programming skills to support the development, enhancement, and maintenance of our software automation tests, tools, and framework. This role is crucial to ensuring the reliability and testability of our software suite.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain automated tests using Protractor, Playwright, and existing test automation frameworks and simulators
• Collaborate with development, product, and support teams to enhance system testability and enable continuous testing
• Set up, manage, and maintain regression testing environments
• Contribute to improving the overall software quality strategy and processes
• Participate in code reviews and contribute to improving automation test infrastructure

Requirements

• 3+ years of hands-on experience in software development, test automation, and system testing
• Proven experience developing and maintaining automation tools, simulators, and frameworks
• Strong hands-on experience with Playwright, Protractor or similar scripting languages for test automation
• Experience working with REST APIs and validating responses using automation tools
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, GitLab CI/CD, GitHub Actions)
• Solid understanding of distributed systems
• Proficient in Unix/Linux environments and command-line tools
• Strong analytical, debugging, and problem-solving skills
• Self-starter with strong organizational skills and the ability to prioritize tasks in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field

Nice-to-haves

• Proficiency in at least one programming language - TypeScript, Python, Java are good options
• Experience reading and debugging Java applications; knowledge of JUnit or similar test frameworks
• Exposure to cloud-based testing platforms and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes)

Benefits

• Hybrid Environment: A mix of working in the office and from home
• Free Food: Free lunch for employees when working in the office and stocked snacks
• Paid Time Off: Competitive PTO package including vacation and personal days, sick leave and charity days
• Generous Parental Leave: Up to 20 weeks fully paid leave
• 401(k): Dollar-for-dollar employer match up to $17,500
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan: Employees can purchase MarketAxess common stock at a discount
• Wellness Stipend: Up to $1K annually towards gym memberships, home office equipment and more
• Onsite Healthcare: Convenient access to world-class care through Mount Sinai at our Hudson Yards location
• Tuition Assistance and Professional Development: Benefit from live and on-demand learning, role-specific training, employee-led Lunch and Learns and guest speakers